The release of atomic energy constitutes a new force too… — Harry Truman · Skopia

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The release of atomic energy constitutes a new force too revolutionary to consider in the framework of old ideas.

1945

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Truman, Harry S. Message to Congress on atomic energy. 3 Oct. 1945, Washington, DC, USA.

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